Press Release: Comfort in a Bag

Press Release: Comfort in a Bag

February 6, 2025

Moisson Outaouais launches a new nourishing initiative: “Comfort in a Bag”

Gatineau, February 7, 2025: Moisson Outaouais is excited to announce the launching of “Comfort in a Bag”, an initiative intended to offer dehydrated soup-meals to vulnerable individuals. This project offers an innovative solution to 50 affiliated organizations that we serve in the Ottawa Valley.

Project Objectives:

1. Accessibility: Offer a nourishing and easy-to-prepare meal that requires neither refrigeration nor freezing. Simply add water!
2. Distribution: In the coming year, 15,000 bags will be distributed through our affiliated organizations to identified households.

“With Comfort in a Bag, we aim at offering a better support to our affiliated organizations in their mission to respond to the increasing food aid demand. We believe that its useful function will supplement the usual food assistance given to vulnerable people, especially our elderly population,” mentions Marie-Pier Chaput, Communications Director.

An Inspiring Mobilization

This project could not have been created without the precious support of Club Piscine, an exceptional partner who has been involved for 10 years in the fight against food insecurity. Besides their significant $30,000 donation, the team has rallied to participate in the soup packaging, and to kick off the project.

“As a long-term partner of Moisson Outaouais, we are quite aware of the challenge that food insecurity represents in our region. It’s a challenge requiring that everyone get involved to help our neighbours who are in need. Our Club Piscine team is proud to participate financially in this project, and to take part actively in the packaging of these comfort potions”, says Jean Ravenda, Owner of Club Piscine.

Moisson Outaouais has created 4 soup recipes: 

• The Epicurean;
• The Gardener;
• The Rustic;
• The Rural.

The soups will be distributed in the coming weeks through our affiliated organization network, thus allowing the users to enjoy a nourishing and easy-to-prepare meal.